Senate Study Bill 3155 - Introduced SENATE FILE _____ BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY BILL BY CHAIRPERSON SODDERS) A BILL FOR An Act relating to charges and expenses incurred by a county on 1 behalf of prisoners. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 5973XC (5) 86 jm/nh

S.F. _____ Section 1. Section 356.15, Code 2016, is amended to read as 1 follows: 2 356.15 Expenses. 3 1. All charges Charges and expenses for the safekeeping 4 and maintenance of prisoners shall be allowed by the board of 5 supervisors, except those for the following: 6 a. A person committed or detained by the authority of the 7 courts of the United States, in which cases case the United 8 States must pay such expenses to the county , or those . 9 b. A person committed for violation of a city ordinance, in 10 which case the city shall pay expenses to the county , or those . 11 c. A person committed or detained from another state, in 12 which case the governmental entity from the other state sending 13 the prisoners shall pay expenses to the county. 14 2. a. Charges and expenses for the safekeeping and 15 maintenance of prisoners shall not include the cost of 16 providing inpatient or outpatient medical care when a prisoner 17 receives such care prior to sentencing at an off-site hospital 18 or other off-site medical facility. 19 b. The medical care costs incurred by a prisoner prior to 20 sentencing at an off-site hospital or other off-site medical 21 facility shall remain with the prisoner or other responsible 22 party. For the purposes of this subsection, “responsible 23 party” includes but is not limited to, as applicable, a private 24 insurer, Medicaid, or any other party legally responsible for 25 the medical care costs. If no other responsible party exists, 26 the off-site hospital or other off-site medical facility shall, 27 through all reasonable means, attempt to collect such medical 28 care costs from the prisoner. 29 EXPLANATION 30 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 31 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 32 This bill relates to the charges and expenses incurred by a 33 county on behalf of prisoners. 34 The bill modifies Code section 356.15 by prohibiting the 35 -1- LSB 5973XC (5) 86 jm/nh 1/ 2

S.F. _____ payment of charges and expenses by a county on behalf of a 1 prisoner who receives inpatient or outpatient medical care 2 prior to sentencing at an off-site hospital or off-site medical 3 facility. 4 The bill provides that the medical care costs incurred by a 5 prisoner prior to sentencing at an off-site hospital or other 6 off-site medical facility shall remain with the prisoner or 7 other responsible party. The bill defines “responsible party” 8 as including but not limited to a private insurer, Medicaid, 9 or any other party legally responsible for the medical care 10 costs. The bill further provides that if no other responsible 11 party exists, the off-site hospital or other off-site medical 12 facility shall, through all reasonable means, attempt to 13 collect such costs from the prisoner. 14 The bill also makes changes to Code section 356.15 to enhance 15 the readability of the Code section. 16 -2- LSB 5973XC (5) 86 jm/nh 2/ 2